Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

years old on the 2Ith.
SARAH Victor, a life prisoner in the Ohio
penitentiary for poisoning her brother, re-
ceived the Christmas gift of pardon
from the Governor.
THANKS to the clews obtained from the
"Jim Cummings letters, the perpetrators
and accessories in the Frisco express rob
berry have been captured, and, it is report
ed. large amount of the stolen money has
been recovered.
BECAUSE young man hugged a young
lady in church in Brooklyn, N. Y, the peo-
pie say he is insane. Perhaps he is!
JUDGE HOLMAN, of Indiana, will enter
the race for the United States SenatOrship
from that State.
THE Clifton House at Marquette, Mich,
was destroyed by fire on the 25th.
UNITED STATES MINISTER PHELPS spent
Christmas with the Baroness Burdette-
| COutts
THE accumulations of snow on the
streets of Berlin, as the result of the
recent heavy storm, gave employment to a
vast army of laborers in clearing it away,
HoKE, the Peoria Qll) bank embezzler
will be surrendered to the United States
|
JOHN DUDLEY, marshal of Zarleski, O.,
was fatally shot by Charles Anderson, on
the 25th, in an alteration over girl, in
a saloon.
ABNER B. MAGOUN, wealthy resident
of South Hanover, Mass, who has been
acting in a rather erratic manner in New
York, was taken in charge by the police
on the 25th, pending the arrival of rela-
tlves, who have been in search Of him.
CHARLES WHITsON, a Kentuckian, and
City Marshal Sam Rice were mortally
wounded at Patriot, Ind, on the night of
the 24th while the latter was endeavoring
ttrsss ~ les Ae former for disturbing the
20 arrest tfFtSsl tfFS
peace tTHwICK, of Buffalo, n. Y,
DIR. A. p SoV lie commission on capital
member OF bpointcd by the Legislature
PuniShinehU, az reported in favor Of elec-
tn;o,t,1 t"5S ep',ns' , na g instantaneous death.
VI htolvS, plo"nel9 Mrs LELAND STANFORD
are pIg ronortad lW tdiG - S-e
| 600 in Christina, .,,.,,..-, ->r distribution
among the poor of Washington and San
| Francisco.
AT Springfield, O., the police had gen
eral fight among themselves on the 10Th,
and about nine are to be suspended.
IN discussing candidates to succeed Rid
dleberger in the United States Senate from
| Virginia the name Of Extra Billy Smith,
| the noted duelist, is brought forward.
The body of Miss Hull, which was stolen
recently from the cemetery at Carlisle
Ia, has been recovered, being found in
medical college at Des Moines.
JOHN CORBIN Young, nephew Of Brig
ham Young, expresses himself strongly
| against Mormonism, and says it is blight
ing Utah Territory.
NEAR Rushville Neb,, on the Goth, Mrs.
Burger and three children were found
, dead, and circumstances indicate that the
mother killed the children and herself.
ALDERMAN PETER MAsTERsON, of New
York, well-knOwn County Democracy
politician. died on the 26th, at the Roosevelt
Hospital from injuries received by being
thrown from his wagon while driving III
Central Park with City Chamberlain
Ivins.
THE Davis House, the Hewlett block the
Harrison machine shop and Fowler q
Connors store at Berlin Heights, o., were
totally destroyed by fire, on the night of
the 25th Fowler & Connor kept a gener-
al stock valued at 5000; insurance, 81
500.
THE New Mexico Legislature convened at
Santa Fc on the eth.
PRINCE NICHOLAS of Montenegro has
called out $1,000 troops
THE Temple Theater at Philadelphia was
destroyed by fire on the 9th, involving a
loss of half a million dollars and the lives
Of three liremen.
HENRY NJ. STANLEY started on the 3Oth
from London to Zanzibar.
WM K SoUTTER, an cX-banker OF New
York, has been indicted for grand larceny
DR.. HERzoG, Roman Catholic Bishop OF
Breslau Prussia. is dead.
ONE of the Severest SHOWS tOrms on
record passed over England on the 9th,
and left very heavy deposit on the isl
and
\ STRIKE has been inaugurated in the
hammer department Of the Black Diamond
Steel-works, at Pittsburgh, Pa.
A YOUNG man named Andrews fired
three shots into st. Edwards Catholic
Church at Cincinnati, on the 9th, while
services were being held He was ar
rested.
STEVENS, the bicyclist, who undertook to
travel through China, came near being
killed by the natives. He will shortly re-
turn home
CmcAGo Springfield, Carbondale and
Murphysboro, ILL.,. have all offered burial
place for the remains of Senator Logan.
FREDERICK WIrTRocK, w. w. Haight,
Thos. Weaver Edward Kinney and Oscar
Cook are the names Of the quintette ar
rested in connection with the Frisco ex-
press robbery.
FRIENDS of Associate Justice Woods, of
the UnitGd States Supreme Court, are
again alarmed by reports indicating his
condition to be less favorable.
GENERAL SHERMAN's son, now an in
structor at the Detroit (lIich.) Jesuit col
lege will next year complete his fourth
wear as a scholastic. and will then spend
four years as student Of theology at
Woodstock, Md
IT is said the English Conservatives are
opposed to the Marquis Of Harrington as a
successor Of Lord Randolph Churchill
TuR tomb OF W Il. Vanderbilt at New
Dorm. Staten Island, was sealed on the
9th in the presenc2 Of Mr.. Geo, Fand' 70
biIt. Wreaths Of flowers were hung
the bronya cate. but there was no &c! 3